Actually, and I realize that this is exactly what people who practice spot-burning like, but I really appreciate pictures that show the area, etc. in reports. Not necessarily because I'm going to go google everywhere I can think of to find that spot, but because my own fishing skills are not so great and moreso than looking for specific spots, I'm trying to see similarities between productive spots and rigs compared to the non-productive spots and rigs that I seem to usually find on my own...

I had similar problems with gold prospecting for a long time. I know what I'm SUPPOSED to look for, but until I developed enough experience to read the ACTUAL land and what I had READ I should look for, there was a criticial disconnect... and I rarely would have a 'flash in the pan' when out panning or sluicing.

Unfortunately, I realize that posting pictures of your honey holes that have any identifying markers in them is pretty much the same as soaking the area with lighter fuel and throwing down a match... people will recognize the area and flock there.

As for the people who destroy a spot physically (litter, vandalism, etc) moreso than just spot burning, in my experience it's usually the people who support fishing bans who go on tourist trips to these places that leave their soda cans, beer bottles, and chip bags around the place. Most fishermen I've met (maybe I've just been lucky) may leave a little line laying around once in a while (I admit, I've lost track of some mono "ends" when I had to clip off a bit of extra leader material) but I have only rarely encountered a fisherman who blithely left a ratted nest of line tangled all around the environment..._________________----

*** I'm back in Riverside County now. Anyone around up for some fishing? What about So Cal beaches?

Unfortunately, I realize that posting pictures of your honey holes that have any identifying markers in them is pretty much the same as soaking the area with lighter fuel and throwing down a match... people will recognize the area and flock there.

ie fbjw.it took an oil spill in the bay to relieve that spot of some of the pressure and it's still not back to what it once was.

thefrood wrote:

As for the people who destroy a spot physically (litter, vandalism, etc) moreso than just spot burning, in my experience it's usually the people who support fishing bans who go on tourist trips to these places that leave their soda cans, beer bottles, and chip bags around the place. Most fishermen I've met (maybe I've just been lucky) may leave a little line laying around once in a while (I admit, I've lost track of some mono "ends" when I had to clip off a bit of extra leader material) but I have only rarely encountered a fisherman who blithely left a ratted nest of line tangled all around the environment...

tourists leave hook, sinker and line packaging, old bait and "trash" fish/fish parts behind? a lot of the spots I fish regularly are not exactly tourist havens and some of them are innundated with trash.

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON._________________Oh I'm sorry, I thought this was America?! hahaha

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

Might also want to add what you ate for breakfast. Maybe a color coded pie chart too!!! _________________

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

that would be a good report

It would be very cool to have all those choices to enter in. Even if people only use one or two the option is still there if you want to get crazy with it._________________

I enjoy seeing the pictures. If all the person ever posts is pictures, and no information, then it appears to me that his only reason for posting is to brag. Nothing wrong with that, I guess, but it ultimately comes off as rather rude-- as in, "Here-- I can't be bothered to write anything informative or even entertaining, but I want YOU to give me kudos." Well, sorry, but if the person can't be bothered to write anything at all, why should I waste MY time writing something congratulatory?

Frozendog does excellent reports-- he posts pictures of the type of area, and that's more important, I think, than showing any one specific spot. He also mentions the tide/water conditions, bait, etc. etc. His reports are educational AND mouth-watering too.

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

Might also want to add what you ate for breakfast. Maybe a color coded pie chart too!!!

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

Might also want to add what you ate for breakfast. Maybe a color coded pie chart too!!!

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

Do we need to come to a consensus on the basic factors that make a good fishing report lol? I can make an interactive template with pull-down menus if that makes it easier for people to share info about their fishing adventures. Here’s an example.

I went fishing on DATE at LOCATION. I fished from TIME. I was fishing for SPECIES using BAIT/LURE. I was using my ROD/REEL/LINE setup. The conditions were TIDE/CURRENT/SWELL/WIND/TEMP/LUNAR PHASE. I caught this SPECIES and it was SIZE. I decided to KEEP/RELEASE it because REASON (note: no reason necessary). I had a ADJECTIVE time fishing. It made me EMOTION. I WILL/WON’T fish there again in the future because REASON.

Might also want to add what you ate for breakfast. Maybe a color coded pie chart too!!!

Not everyone likes the same flavors. I think pictures of people and their fish are great. And a pic only board would be cool. I'm one of those guys who scrolls down the page and just clicks on all the posts that say [picture]. If I know ther might be some drama or a few good laughs, I'll read.

I am like Dan and am far more likely to click on a post when it has a picture._________________I practice catch and release...in the grease!!!